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On average, the length of time required from real estate listing to contract has increased dramatically in the U.S. in the past six months, according to HouseHunt’s latest national “Current Market Conditions” homes for sale activity survey.  Seventy-five percent of respondents said it is now taking more than 30 days. Of that figure, 30% said …

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When looking for high quality vacation rentals, or a permanent home in an exotic location, pre-construction is often the way to go. What is pre-construction? Well, it means a home or condo that is still in the planning stages, but hasn’t yet been built. The buyer purchases the home from the developer or builder-owner.  But …

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Beth Collingz, Overseas Marketing Director of PLC International, the lead brokerage firm for Pacific Concord Properties Inc’s Lancaster Brand of Condotel developments in the Philippines said included in this ambitious plan is the development of infrastructure – with the construction of new highways, the increase of telecommunications, electricity, banking, insurances along with improvements in education …

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When buying a house we all know the pitfalls, and our realtor will guide us through any other nuances of house purchase that we may be unaware of. However, as with everything else, fads and changing lifestyles can move the goal posts and catch us all out! With this in mind, here is a cautionary …

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With successful green building programs like EarthCraft House, Metro Atlanta is slowly defining what it means to be green in the Southeast US. The city now has over 5,500 EarthCraft certified homes and condos and six EarthCraft communities. The standards have proven to be so successful at producing homes that Georgians want to live in …

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Beth Collingz of PLC International said buyers are investors in hotel-condos, a real estate product that combines the flexibility of ownership of a condo in a hotel setting. Popular in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, hotel-condos are just starting to pop up in the Philippines for the first time. Unlike simple condominiums …

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Since 2003 the Brazilian Government have committed to making major fiscal, political and fundamental changes to the country to improve the entire environment for foreign direct investment, as a result GDP growth rate is up, inflation is down and real estate prices are beginning to soar as overseas interest in the stunningly beautiful and amazingly …

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Why?  Well, large scale homebuilders profits rise in direct proprotion to speed of which their homes are completed.  Generally speaking, homebuilders incent sub-contractors to finish on-time and penalize them when they do not.  Corners are cut in an effort to maintain the all important schedule. Unfortunately, the builder cannot watch every sub-contractor at every single …

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